 Poster: A snowHead
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Iglu Ski seem to have changed their website....also, they no longer seem to provide more than 2 season's worth of snow depth history.
1) Can't say I'm overly impressed with the new site
2) Can't say I'm overly impressed at no longer having free access to snow depth history 
Anyone know of any sites that provide snow depth history, other than paying to join the SKGB - something I vowed never to do again.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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And it's really hard to click on this link.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yeah, sorry about that, had no idea the name of the company creates an automatic link - sorted now. Thanks Elizabeth 
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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yeah the site isn't a massive improvement... i'm disappointed they took away the 5 year stats, but i'm not surprised they have tbh... only thing on their site i ever looked at...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Iglu link doesn't work for me anyway, so I'll reserve judgement on whether the new website works or not 
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| ski-finder wrote: |
| yeah the site isn't a massive improvement... i'm disappointed they took away the 5 year stats, but i'm not surprised they have tbh... only thing on their site i ever looked at... |
I assume they have removed the data because they offered it for free whereas the SKGB (from whom they obtain their data) provide it only as a paying member. I've used Iglu for searching for suitable holidays and for current snow reports. And for checking snow depth history for some sort of comparison guide. Guess I won't be doing any of that in the future 
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moffatross I'm more than happy to register with snow-forecast, so thanks fior the link. Before I do, however, do they provide snow depth history for the last 5 years?
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Snow-forecast.com only give historical data to subscribers, with access available for either a short period, or annually, at varying rates. They have an offer where if you buy something from their shop, you get free access.
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Igluski doesn't seem to be for the DIY traveller any more does it. I wonder who owns it now? They say they are independent of any TO.
They are ATOL bonded though....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Martin Nicholas wrote: |
.. I wonder who owns it now?
They are ATOL bonded though.... |
And ABTA bonded, they seem to independent, from ABTA site they also trade as:
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| Ski Les Alpes, IgluAirportparking, IgluAirportparking.com, IgluCanada, IgluCanada.com, Iglucities.com, IgluCruise, IgluCruise.com, Iglu Disney, Igluevents, Igluevents.com, Igluhotels, Igluhotels.com, IgluLapland, IgluLapland.com, Igluski, Igluski.com, Iglusouthafrica, Iglusouthafrica.com, IgluTravelinsurance, IgluTravelinsurance.com, Iglutropical, Iglutropical.com, Igluvillas, Igluvillas.com, Network Travel, Skibeds, Skibeds.com |
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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what? no Network Travel.com? a missed opportunity methinks!
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I've used Igluski a few times in the past and thought they were brilliant up until my last attempt where I found that the actual prices for their holidays were not resembling what they were advertising and their customer services sucked compared to their past performance. Wouldnt touch them any more. Besides I much prefer Charlatanefc Travel 
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You know it makes sense.
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I emailed them to provide some "customer feedback" regarding the new site, useability, functionality and loss of snow data. To be fair, the head of marketing responded within 24 hours thanking for the feedback and stating that regardless of the site revamp, they were obligated by the SKGB to remove the historic data because, as hypothesised above, the SKGB charge a member fee for the info.
Eeyore, I also found, when looking to book a holiday in Mayrhofen, that the prices advertised not only failed in some cases to resemble the actual cost, but that other companies were often less expensive.
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